Lexicographical Neighbors of Flics
Literary usage of Flics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"Alpine Species adapted to Cross-fertilisation by Butter- flics, while the most
nearly allied species which inhabit the plain or lower mountain region are ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as ¡I flics. And catch ihc manners living as they
rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, ..."
3. A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested Under Proper by Charles Viner (1793)
"... goods to another place, breaks the boxes, takes out the goods) and flics with
them, and waives them in hsß:ght; ..."
4. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1855)
""WHEN a vast number of fire-flics," says WARD, " settle on the branches of a
tree, they illuminate the whole tree, and produce one of the most pleasing ..."
5. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... flics, f-'uir/. Tass.t \i, 48. CANVAS, ». In the sense of disappointment [a
dismissal. .... flics ..."
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